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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8080756 | Magnetic snap action switch A snapping switch includes a base, a ring, a knob, first to third snapping members, and two contact pads. The ring is mounted on the base. The knob is rotatably engaged with the base and the ring. The first snapping member mounted on one of the ring and the knob. Th... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7414214 | Contact arrangement for a relay The invention relates to a contact arrangement of a relay with a contact head (11) with a crown (17) which encloses a contact surface (15) and is raised with respect to the contact surface. According to the invention, for increasing the contact ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7358453 | Swinging switch device On a switch cover attached to a switch body incorporating a switching mechanism and a regulating mechanism from above, an opening is provided to expose a part of an operation knob and to allow the operation knob to be swung. A through hole is provided on the switch ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7316167 | Method and apparatus for protection of contour sensing devices A sheet film protective covering for different types of contour sensing devices is described. In a preferred embodiment, this covering is a mylar sheet film that is coated with a layer of a conductive material. The bottom surface of the mylar film is also preferably... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7148438 | Toggle action lever A lever mounted on a support for pivotal movement between two end positions is acted upon by a toggle spring connected at its opposite ends to the lever and the support to bias the lever away from a centre position of unstable equilibrium towards its two end positio... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7122753 | Cover plate with flush slide actuator for electrical devices An in-wall mounted electrical actuation device is covered by a surface mountable cover plate. The cover plate provides a planar surface having a linear groove in it preferably extensive over a full length of the cover plate. Within the linear groove is an aperture. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7098416 | Reverse-action auxiliary switch actuator mechanism and circuit breaker employing the same An auxiliary switch actuating mechanism is for a circuit breaker including a housing, separable contacts, an operating mechanism with an operating handle interconnected to the separable contacts by a linkage assembly, and an auxiliary switch having a contact member.... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7081593 | Quiet snap action switch The present invention is a microswitch where the movable contact that is attached to a movable member is adjacent a fixed end of said movable member and not adjacent a free end of said movable member. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7049538 | Mechanism for compression actuating, by means of a rocking key, switches, change-over switches, selectors switches and the like A mechanism is described for compression actuation, by means of a rocking key, of electric controls such as switches, change-over switches, selector switches and the like, in which there are provided at least one fixed contact (12) and one movable contact ( | 05/23/2006 |
| 7019241 | Energy-autonomous electromechanical wireless switch An energy-autonomous electromechanical wireless switch which has at least one transducer element for converting mechanical to electrical energy, and has at least one actuating panel for introducing the mechanical energy, and has at least one sensor for each actuatin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017275 | Portable coordinate measurement machine with improved handle assembly A portable coordinate measurement machine comprises an articulated arm having jointed arm segments. The arm includes a probe at one end thereof. The probe also includes improved switches and a measurement indicator light. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6998555 | Miniswitch An electrical miniswithch comprising a case including a case part forming a base having several electrical terminals extending therefrom, and a case part forming a cover, an instantaneous switching mechanism located in the case and comprising a flexible conducting b... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6969812 | Switch device A switch device for rotating and stopping a DC motor includes a first switch element having two moving contacts, two normally open NO contacts and two normally closed NC contacts, a second switch element having one or two normally closed NC contacts, and an operatin... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6919523 | Electrical switch An electrical switch includes a casing having a central and two side chambers that are separated from the central chamber by respective partitions. A switching mechanism in each second chamber has fixed and moving contacts and an actuator. A rocker in the central ch... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6903293 | Switch device having good sense of operational touch even when sliding operating knob or rocking operating knob is attached thereto A switch unit contains a case; a fixed contact members disposed on a bottom wall of the case; conductor plates rockably disposed on the bottom wall; driving bodies disposed on the conductor plates in a rotatable state in which the elevating movement thereof is allow... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6847000 | Negative rate snap-acting switch apparatus and method A negative rate snap-acting switch apparatus and method is disclosed, which generally includes a plunger associated with an actuating lever, a stationary anchor, a moveable contact, and at least two stationary contacts. The negative rate snap-acting switch apparatus... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6800825 | Switch device A switch device includes two switch elements, both elements being disposed in a case and given restoring force by a common leaf spring; a cover which closes a top opening of the case; and an operating knob having two projections for selectively activating the switch... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6504116 | Switch A switch having a long contact life is provided. A neutral contact blade is provided with a first neutral contact and a second neutral contact. A primary movable contact blade and a secondary movable contact blade are supported by these first and second n... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6384356 | Switch with snap-action closure A switch includes two interacting contacts (1, 2) and a closing spring (5, 11, 15, 21) for moving the contacts into the closed position, an operating button which can be used to initiate a prestressing phase of the closing spring (5, 11, 15, 21), and a lo... | 05/07/2002 |
| 5584383 | Operating mechanism for circuit breaker An operating mechanism for a circuit breaker including a frame, a spring shaft mounted on the frame and rotatable around a central axis thereof, a spring case having a notch in an outer periphery thereof and rotatable around the central axis, a rotating s... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5278373 | Current limiting circuit breaker A molded plastic current limiting circuit breaker includes an interrupter assembly that includes an over-molded magnet, arc stack, baffle stack, and a chamber liner in which a trip unit is described.... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5017747 | Microswitch A microswitch in which a good snap action feeling is obtained and an operating stroke is large is provided. Included in the microswitch is a swingable lever which is pushed by a pressing projection of a push button swingably pivotally supported. One end o... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4967043 | Absorbing overtravel in sequential switching A switch assembly having first and second snap acting switches sequentially actuated by user movement of a single rocker which contains a cantilever blade spring for effecting actuation of the first switch; and, upon continued user movement of the rocker ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4904832 | Microswitch A microswitch in which a good snap action feeling is obtained and an operating stroke is enhanced is provided. A compession spring is interposed between a movable member and a swingable lever which are respectively pivotaly supported at close positions. T... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4587389 | Snap action timer switch assembly A switch assembly to provide snap action switching on a cam rise in a program timer includes a follower assembly on the free end of a first blade to engage the program member to reference the first blade relative to the program member. A cam follower for ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4567339 | Cam operated control device of an electrical switch The present invention relates to a control device incorporating at least one electrical switch which can be actuated abruptly, for closing and opening, by a single rotary control cam. The control device incorporates a control cam 1 possessing a plurality of ... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4504706 | Rotary pulse switch A rotary pulse switch is disclosed in which contact pairs each consisting of a movable contact and a fixed contact are disposed along a radial face of the rotor so as to be closer to the center than the outer circumferential edge of the rotor. In this way... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4117280 | Miniature switches A group of miniature switches particularly adapted for soldering and/or installation upon the surfaces of printed circuit boards in a manner similar to that employed in installing integrated circuit chips. The switches are commonly known in the art as DIP... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4081632 | Cam operated switch having wavy spring contact assembly abutting stop or fixed contact thereby storing kinetic energy prior to subsequent engagement with a fixed contact assembly An electrical switch comprises a housing with at least one fixed contact thereon and at least one resilient movable contact which has a fixed end secured on said housing and an opposite movable end with a contact portion which is held by the fixed end in ... | 03/28/1978 |
